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An expanded edition of Don Riso's revoluntionary interpretation of the Enneagram—the ancient psychological system used to understand the human personality.This expanded edition of Don Riso's classic for the first time uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of Development, within each type. This skeletal system provides far more information about the inner tension and movements of the nine personalities than has previously been published. This increased specificity will allow therapists, social workers, personnel managers, students of the Enneagram, and general readers alike to use it with much greater precision as they unlock the secrets of self-understanding, and thus self-transformation.

From the co-founder of the Enneagram Institute in New York comes a groundbreaking contribution to the self-help field. Don Richard Riso makes a groundbreaking contribution to the self-help field. The moving Releases and Affirmations offer a profound psychological inventory of our inner pain and our personal strengths. They will be useful in all forms of Recovery, such as Twelve-Step programs and Inner Child and Codependency work. Anyone already using Riso's books will find these meditations an invaluable new tool for their self-development and recovery.

The first definitive guide to using the wisdom of the Enneagram for spiritual and psychological growth“A clear path for personal and spiritual evolution.”—Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You WantThe ancient symbol of the Enneagram has become one of today's most popular systems for self-understanding, based on nine distinct personality types. Now, two of the world's foremost Enneagram authorities introduce a powerful new way to use the Enneagram as a tool for personal transformation and development. Whatever your spiritual background, the Enneagram shows how you can overcome your inner barriers, realize your unique gifts and strengths, and discover your deepest direction in life.The Wisdom of the Enneagram includes:• Two highly accurate questionnaires for determining your type• Vivid individual profiles focused on maximizing each type's potential and minimizing predictable pitfalls• Spiritual Jump Starts, Wake-Up Calls, and Red Flags for each type• Dozens of individualized exercises and practical strategies for letting go of troublesome habits, improving relationships, and increasing inner freedom• Revealing insights into the deepest motivations, fears, and desires of each typeHighly accessible, yet filled with sophisticated concepts and techniques found nowhere else, The Wisdom of the Enneagram is a strikingly new fusion of psychology and spirituality. It offers an exciting vision of human possibility and a clear map of the nine paths to our highest self-expression.

A streamlined and practical guide to the Enneagram offers helpful advice on how to apply the personality profile to one's life, with plentiful suggestions for achieving personal growth in all arenas of life. Reprint.